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Caton, Jessica J

Disability ExaminerEmploy & Econ Development DeptRamsey CountyFull-time

DDS Disability Determination. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$168,829
over 5 fiscal years
Latest year
$5,819
FY 2023 · $155 overtime
Highest year
$51,603
FY 2022
Yearly average
$33,766
across years on record
Change since first year
-75%
FY 2019 to FY 2023 · prices +18%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$23,3302019$43,5992020$44,4782021$51,6032022$5,8192023
Paid in yearFY 2019 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2019 to FY 2023, pay went down 75% while consumer prices went up 18%. After inflation, pay is down 79% (it fell behind inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2023$5,819−88.7%+6.3%−89.4%
FY 2022$51,603+16.0%+7.2%+8.3%
FY 2021$44,478+2.0%+2.3%−0.3%
FY 2020$43,599+86.9%+1.6%+84.0%
FY 2019$23,330———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2023 · Disability Examiner

Paid more than 0% of the 78 people with this job title that year. The median was $50,111.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

5 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2023Employ & Econ Development Dept
DDS Disability Determination
Disability Examiner
Full-time · left during year
Ramsey$25.25 /hr$155$5,819
2022Human Services Dept
HCA HCEA SMRT Case Managers
Human Svcs Prog Rep 1
Full-time
Ramsey$30.24 /hr—$51,603
2021Employ & Econ Development Dept
DDS Disability Determination
Disability Examiner
Full-time
Ramsey$23.27 /hr—$44,478
2020Employ & Econ Development Dept
DDS Disability Determination
Disability Examiner
Full-time
Ramsey$21.93 /hr—$43,599
2019Employ & Econ Development Dept
DDS Disability Determination
Disability Examiner
Full-time
Ramsey$20.83 /hr—$23,330

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Employ & Econ Development Dept

FY 2023, amount paid

Highest paid as Disability Examiner

FY 2023, amount paid